The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-21
A Programme Which, if Carried Out. Will Re
suit in the Breaking of Slate That Has
Already Been Carefully Arranged.
Rumor that Lesseps Has Offered Ger
many a Share in the Panama Canal.
The Success of the Coming National Drill
Thought To Be Already Assured-Current
Gossip About the Treasury Vacancy.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.


They Propose to Have Some of the Spoiis In
the Next House of Representatives.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 19-ssWe propose 70
have one of the officers of the House in the
member to-day. "New York has more Demo-
cratic Representatives in the lower House than
any other State in the Union, and as she has not
had one of the officers-and very little patronage
for ten years. at least, there is determuatior
on the part of New York Democrats to change
this state of affairs. We will get one of the
Offices By fair means, if we can; if we can't, va
will try some other method"
do you mean to say that if your claims are
not recognized the delegation from New York
will remain out of the caucus9' inquired.
II don't mean to say anything" was the ab-
rupt reply. 'but will say that the State of Nav
York proposes to furnish the Door keeper for
the Fiftieth Congress"
How is it that the claims of the Empire State
have been ignored so lone7"
well, the plain truth of the matter is that
Sam Cox has knocked US out in every Demo
cratic Congress before He has been a standing
candidate for Speaker, and we have been COM
PEELED to recognize his claim; aud, while the
delegation has not always been united upon Mr..
Cox in the caucus, it has been impossible, under
the circumstances to press any candidate for Gus
of the other Offices"
do you think Mr.. Cox will stand out Of your
way this yearl'
''Yes; we think that he will not again be .
candidate for Speaker. He has about made up
his mind, think, that the speakership is not for
him, and that he can do more good for the party
by standing off tne track"
Upon whom will you unite for the door
keepership?"
man. but Mr.. Felix Campbell, of Brooklyn Is
the chairman of the Democratic delegation. aud
he will doubtless call the Democratic members
| together some time before the meeting of the
next Congress, when we shall select our man,
and you may denend upon it lie will be pressed
for all we are worth"
Ii the New York men are determined to carry
out this programme, they will doubtless be sue
cessful but in that event the slate will be badly
cracked The present officers all candidates
for re reelection. Donelson, of Tennessee, has
been greatly abused because of his manner Of
distributing the patronage of his office. He will
probably be knocked out in any event. If New
ork should secure this office, the South will
claim the position of Sergeant-at- arms. now
held by Leedom of OHIO. General Clark, of
Missouri, the present Clerk, is said to have an
tagonlzed the delegation from his own State by
his method of making appointments in his Office
There will doubtless be other candidates for this
position. Dalton of Indiana, the present post
MASTER is we'll liked. and will. in all probability,
be reelected Rev. DR.. Milburn will have q
walk over for the chaplaincy. Michigan pre-
| sents candidate for Sergeant-at-arms in the
person of ex-Mayor Wheaton. of Detroit. Ex-
Congressman Lowering Of Massachusetts, has
been spoken of as Clerk, and Col B. Platt
Walker, of Minnesota an ex-confederate soi-
dier, is candidate for Door keeper first and fail
ing in that is willing TO take anything he can
get. Leedom, the present Sergeant-at-arms,
will, it is believed receive the support of the
solid Ohio delegation"